Sears Tower md. 5-Task 6 Domain

Geometric measurement: understand concepts of volume and relate volume to multiplication and to addition.

Standard(s)

5.MD.5 Relate volume to the operations of multiplication and addition and solve real world and mathematical problems involving volume.

c. Recognize volume as additive. Find volumes of solid figures composed of two non-overlapping right rectangular prisms by adding the volumes of the non-overlapping parts, applying this technique to solve real world problems.

This is a diagram of the Sears Tower (now called the Willis Tower) skyscraper in Chicago.
The base of the tower is a 75 x 75 meter square. If each floor is 4 meters tall, what is the volume of the Sears Tower?
TEACHER NOTE: This is a complex, many-step task. Many students will not be able to complete the entire process without making a calculation error or losing track of one of the towers. Instead of focusing on getting a right answer, focus on the student’s process for attacking and solving the problem.

Sears TowerThis is a diagram of the Sears Tower (now called the Willis Tower) skyscraper in Chicago.
The base of the tower is a 75 x 75 meter square. If each floor is 4 meters tall, what is the volume of the Sears Tower?